Region

Physical Features ! ol est rocks" #$%& 'illion years ol ! roun e hills of rock" relatively flat ! many lakes an rivers

Human Activities/ Resources ! valua'le minerals( lea " gol " nickel" copper" )inc" iamon s ! mining companies ! i eal for recreation! canoe" fish" hunt ! plentiful *ater e+cellent for hy ro energy ! farming( *heat" grain" cattle ! coal mining ! oil an gas e+traction ! *ell suite for agriculture ! manufacturing in ustries ! in ustrial an ur'an heartlan

The Cana ian Shiel

Major Population Centres ! Su 'ury ! Thompson ! ,ello*knife

Types of Rock/ Surface Materials ! mostly igneous an metamorphic ! impervious rock ! very thin soils san " gravel" clay eposite 'y glaciers ! thick se imentary rock ! potash ! eep fertile soil ! forme from se imentary rock from Paleo)oic era ! e+cellent soils

Formation Process ! volcanism ! glaciation

-nterior Plains

0reat 1akes 2 St$ 1a*rence 1o*lan s

Hu son 5ay! Arctic 1o*lan s Appalachian Mountains

! # levels of elevation separate 'y escarpment present ! rolling hills" eep *i e river valleys ! lan gently slopes o*n*ar from *est to east ! 3 separate areas 0rt 1ks ! 4iagara .scarpment ! rolling lan scape ! flat plains *ith glacial hills an eep river valleys ! 0reat 1akes create 'y glaciers St$ 11 ! rift valley cause 'y faulting ! flat lo* area covere 'y s*ampy forest ! series of islan s in Cana a6s far north! gently rolling lan scape ! rolling mountains an hills ! *i e glacial valleys ! ro*ne coastline ! icy mountains 3899m: in height ! 'arren lan scape ! younger than Appalachians ! range after range of mountains separate 'y plateaus an valleys ! geologically young

! . monton !Calgary ! /innipeg ! Toronto ! Montreal

! se iment eposition ! ifferential erosion ! glaciation ! se iment eposition ! ifferential erosion 'y glaciers

! lignite" oil" natural gas e+traction

!4one

! se imentary rock resting on top of Cana ian Shiel ! se imentary ! some igneous an metamorphic rock ! similar rocks foun in /ales an Scotlan ! mostly se imentary ! some igneous" metamorphic ! ice an permanent sno* ! se imentary ! igneous ! metamorphic

!mining( coal" iron an )inc

! Halifa+ ! Fre ericton ! St$ 7ohn6s ! none

-nnuitian Mountains

! e+ploration of minerals only at this time ue to remote location

! erosion of Cana ian Shiel ! se iment form into se imentary rock ! se iment eposition ! tectonic activity ! fol ing" volcanic" faulting an glacial activity ! fol ing ue to movement of 4$A$ plate moving north*ar s ! fol ing" faulting" volcanic activity

/estern Cor illera

! farming ! mining !forestry ! fishing ! tourism

!population in scattere to*ns an cities !;ancouver ! ;ictoria

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Region Physical Features Human Activities/ Resources Major Population Centres Types of Rock/ Surface Materials Formation Process

The Cana ian Shiel

-nterior Plains

0reat 1akes 2 St$ 1a*rence 1o*lan s Hu son 5ay! Arctic 1o*lan s Appalachian Mountains

-nnuitian Mountains

/estern Cor illera